The Awkward Controllers video game podcast presented by The BizzleCast

‘Up there with the best of them…A big, fat five stars from me’ Sue Moorcroft

‘An irresistible slice of escapism’ Phillipa Ashley 

 Grab your passport and escape to a land of dazzling skyscrapers, steaming bowls of comforting noodles, and a page-turning love story that will make you swoon!

For travel blogger Fiona, Japan has always been top of her bucket list so when she wins an all-expenses paid trip, it looks like her dreams are coming true.

Until she arrives in vibrant, bustling Tokyo and comes face-to-face with the man who broke her heart ten years ago, gorgeous photographer Gabe.

Fiona can’t help but remember the heartache of their last meeting but amidst the temples and clouds of soft pink cherry blossoms, can Fiona and Gabe start to see life – and each other – differently?

Readers ADORE this book!:

‘Well, wow, I adored this story…a wonderful, engaging read, transporting me to a country I've always wanted to visit’ Jeannie

‘Honestly, words cannot describe how much I have loved every single book in this series’ Holly

‘I love these books. They are utterly stunning and this is another that I haven’t been able to put down.
I love this author and this has been a perfect escape’ Vicki

‘The perfect read to take you away during the lockdown!’ Sinead

‘This is not my usual genre, I’m more of a crime/thriller reader however this story intrigued me. I absolutely loved it, truly one of the best books I have read’ Jacqueline

‘A gorgeous read which left me longing to visit Japan’ Sarah

‘A wonderful mood booster’ Jenn

‘I love Julie Caplin's writing…this afforded me to armchair travel to Tokyo.and have a taste of Japanese culture’ Amy

The Little Teashop in Tokyo, By Julie Caplin, Read by Charlotte Worthing

I love these books and have for all my life. I love this movie and am thrilled that so many fans AND non-fans are loving it too. Check out my intro as a BizzleCast quickie in a separate podcast but let’s not beat around the bush: this movie is spectacular, nearly flawless, and incredibly loyal to the source material in a way that somehow spoke to and was understood by folks totally new to this property, which is just as extremely high level of an achievement as making a good Dune movie. Buckle up in your thopter, get your shield on and your knife sharpened, and join me for a hell of a ride and a commentary I had a blast doing. You’ll be able to hear my giant grin as I talk about literally my favorite thing to talk about: DUNE!

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A Very Desert-Powered BizzleCast: Our “DUNE” (2021) Full-Length Film Commentary! Already!

*Samantha Lee Howe’s scintillating new spy series The House of Killers is out March 26th! Preorder today!*

The USA TODAY bestseller!

*Inspired by a true story & soon to be a major motion picture starring Samantha Bond, Emily Berrington and Ben Lloyd-Hughes* 

 ‘A dark, sexy thriller where no one is who they seem. I devoured it! You will too!' Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough

You think you love him. But can you trust him?

‘Dark, twisty and enthralling’ Paul Finch 

‘Wow I loved this book, every word on every page, a brilliant page turner! *****’ Goodreads reviewer 

A gripping debut psychological thriller about the dark secrets in a perfect marriage. For fans of Shari Lapena.

I ended my marriage for a man who didn’t exist…
 
I have everything money can buy. I’m a good wife, but sometimes I feel trapped. And when I start an affair with a stranger called Ewan, my life changes in ways I can’t begin to understand.
 
Because Ewan breaks apart my marriage piece by piece and then he just disappears. He uses a fake name and leaves no trace behind

The Stranger in Our Bed, By Samantha Lee Howe, Read by Jess Nesling

Books five and six of THE EXPANSE series – “Nemesis Games” and “Babylon’s Ashes” – by James S. Corey aka Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham are among, IMO, the greatest sci-fi writing of all-time, and while the TV series took a little while to get its legs, by these final two seasons we are doing all the commentaries for, they hit on all cylinders to give us both characters and spectacles we’d never forget.
#TheExpanse 
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*THE EXPANSE MUSIC BY CLINTON SHORTER*
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The BizzleCast Comms: THE EXPANSE Season 5, Ep. 2: “Churn” Full-Length Commentary By The Bizzle

THE FORCE IS STRONG. I AM ONE WITH THE FORCE. THE FORCE IS WITH ME. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH US. REBELLIONS ARE BUILT ON HOPE! SAVE THE REBELLION! SAVE THE DREAM!

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*MUSIC BY THE LEGENDARY JOHN WILLIAMS*
*THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING*

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BizzleCast 134: A Brand New "ROGUE ONE" Full-Length Film Commentary ft. Simi Climo! BUILT ON HOPE!

Maybe my favorite character episode of the entire series…

Zeb and Agent Kallus find themselves stranded on an icy moon of Geonosis after a failed Imperial ambush of the rebels. Bitter enemies, they must put aside their differences and work together in order to survive.

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The Bizzle’s Daily Rebels: “The Honorable Ones” (s2e17) - STAR WARS REBELS commentaries

**The love. The passion. The heartbreak. 
This is the one, people. Open yourselves up to this, I beg you.**

"Ezra, Kanan, and Ahsoka arrive at Malachor, a seemingly dead world and home to an ancient Sith Temple, but they are not alone. Paths cross, destinies change, and fates are fulfilled…"

You can find Tim on Twitter at: @TimG311
The Saga Continues podcast: @StarWarsTSC / starwarstsc.com 
BatFans Podcast:  @BatFansPodcast 

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The BizzleCast 196: “Twilight of the Apprentice” full commentary ft. Tim Geraci!

Do games owe gamers an easy mode in games like DARK SOULS, BLOODBORNE, and the latest From Software self-torture-fest SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE? Is the Hard-Mode-Only Master Race as bad as the PC Master Race? What does Getting Good really mean? Also, I still love you, Sam “Strippin” Thorne aka Dodger’s husband and baby daddy. You are indeed the Get-Good-Hard-Mode of all Twitch streamers. Thanks again for your Bizzling.

Bonus, Ethan aka El_Fedorable and I tease our major takedown of EA and other AAA companies that abuse their employees in the wake of the Jason Schreier Bioware Report (and subsequent NY Times op-ed calling for video game employees unionize). The Bizzle directly and repeatedly predicted pretty much all the big and small nonsense of this insanity two years ago on this very podcast, but it’s still very, very sad for these poor people who are just trying to help us have fun.

(And yes, I know it’s called NO MAN’S SKY and not OLD MAN’S SKY, but I’m an old man, so…. Double meanings??)  

Check out Ethan’s stream at:
Twitch: twitch.tv/el_fedorable 

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*MUSIC BY ZEDD AND NINTENDO*
*THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING*

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The BizzleCast 223: SEKIRO and the "Getting Good" Debate about super-hard video games

The Awkward Controllers are back… and are FLABBERGASTED about the new announced partnership between ancient enemies Microsoft and Sony. We try and put the pieces together about what this means for, well, everyone.

OTHER TOPICS:
-Sony and Microsoft teaming up… against Google?
-Crunch at Projekt Red with CYBERPUNK 2077 development
-E3 -Switch in Japan
-Detective Pikachu
-Rage 2
-WOW Classic
-Destiny Season 7; other news
-Borderlands 3
-VR No Man’s Sky

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Twitch: twitch.tv/el_fedorable

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*MUSIC BY THE LEGENDARY JOHN WILLIAMS*
*THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING*

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The BizzleCast 235: Sony & Microsoft join forces and Hell Hath Frozen Over???!? Feat. El_Fedorable

AGENDA:
0:00 Intro and PC modding 
10:30 CALL OF DUTY: Past, Present, and Future 
35:00 DAUNTLESS is an awesome Monster Hunter game!
1:04:00 Loot boxes and politicians: Good idea? Bad idea?
1:25:00 Marvel domination! Game Of Thrones overrated?? Pop culture goodness.

Check out Ethan’s stream at:
Twitch: twitch.tv/el_fedorable

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*MUSIC BY ZEDD AND NINTENDO*
*THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING*

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The Awkward Controllers presented by The BizzleCast

The Awkward Controllers: Big Brother controlling Loot Boxes?? Plus Dauntless! Feat. El_Fedorable

The full Awkward Controllers dream team is back! With E3 coming up, we have a sh*t ton of topics, including the Bizzle’s theory that our robot overlords might be much closer than we think with Google, Microsoft, and Sony all working competitively on next-gen A.I. Also, Xbox Body Spray is a thing. Smelly gamers, beware.

Check out Ethan at:
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Check out Austin at:
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Twitch: twitch.tv/mr_soysauce

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*MUSIC BY ZEDD AND NINTENDO*
*THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING*

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The BizzleCast 239: Xbox Body Spray, VR Revolution, is Google Stadia for real? ft. Ethan & Austin!

Keanu Reeves and Jon Bernthal are now video game leading men superstars. And lots of other stuff high and low in the very complicated, very fluid video game and tech industry at E3 2019.

Check out Ethan at:
Twitter: @el_fedorable
Twitch: twitch.tv/el_fedorable

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*MUSIC BY ZEDD AND NINTENDO*
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The BizzleCast 240: E3 Video Games 2019 Roundup Rodeo Recap Retrospective Rhapsody ft. El_Fedorable

After we discuss the brilliant but super creepy and haunting DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN, Austin and The Bizzle stay on A.I. video games to discuss the potential ups and downs of CYBERPUNK 2077. Then, on to GHOST RECON: BREAKPOINT and the amazingness of portable video gaming that seems to be the forthcoming Nintendo Switch Lite!!

Check out Austin at:
Twitter: @mrxsoysauce
Twitch: twitch.tv/mr_soysauce 

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*MUSIC BY ZEDD AND NINTENDO*
*THANKS TO DODGER, ALISON HAISLIP, ALEX ALBRECHT, and SAM “STRIPPIN” FOR THEIR BIZZLE-ING*

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The BizzleCast 241: CYBERPUNK, GHOST RECON & Nintendo Switch Lite!! Ft. Austin aka Mr. Soy Sauce

"The Song of The White Wolf"
Music Composed & Produced by Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli
Lyrics by Declan de Barra
Performed by Declan de Barra

The Witcher (Music from the Netflix Original Series)

The Song of the White Wolf

2018: AU’s awesomest nerd journalist Alaisdair Leith of Novastream and beyond returns to the podcast!! It’s been almost 15 years since I first spent time in Africa and fell in love with the people of the Light Continent, so I need all the perspective possible on what people new to African culture think of BLACK PANTHER. Luckily, I have awesome friends and colleagues coming on to talk about it, and it’s fitting that Alaisdair from Novastream Network is the first, as you’ll hear in a podcast that I still love to revisit and Alaisdair has some great insights that are even truer today.

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*MUSIC BY LUDWIG GORANSSON & BAABA MAAL*

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The BizzleCast 223: SEKIRO and the "Getting Good" Debate about super-hard video games

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